Rochester Institute of Technology RIT Scholar Works Theses 12-20-2019 Audience Engagement with the Marvel Studios’ Film Black Panther: Analyzing Fan Reactions Posted on an Online Forum Jatin Vichare
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[email protected]. Running head: BLACK PANTHER AUDIENCE: THE INADVERTENT PROMOTERS 1 Rochester Institute of Technology School of Communication College of Liberal Arts Audience Engagement with the Marvel Studios’ Film Black Panther: Analyzing Fan Reactions Posted on an Online Forum by Jatin Vichare A thesis submitted in a partial fulfillment of the Master of Science degree in Communication & Media Technologies Degree awarded: December 20, 2019 BLACK PANTHER AUDIENCE: THE INADVERTENT PROMOTERS 2 The members of the Committee approve the thesis of Jatin Vichare presented on November 25, 2019. ______________________________________ Ammina Kothari, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs School of Communication Thesis Advisor ______________________________________ Claudia Bucciferro, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Communication Thesis Advisor ______________________________________ Kelly N. Martin, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director School of Communication BLACK PANTHER AUDIENCE: THE INADVERTENT PROMOTERS 3 Acknowledgments First, and foremost, I would like to thank Dr. Ammina Kothari for her expertise, efforts, guidance and Dr.